---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1‑21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting the teaching of critical race theory in public schools; and to provide an effective date."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1‑21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting the teaching of critical race theory in public schools; and to provide an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "67S1"
identifier: "HB 1508"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1508 (67S1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION - SEE ALSO HIGHER ED; SCHOOLS; SPEC ED; VOC ED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Koppelman", "Becker", "D. Ruby", "Kasper", "Meier", "Myrdal", "Rohr", "Wanzek"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-11-08"
last_action: "2021-11-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a993f8a6-ea49-4521-bc42-71507bf01ac9"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/bill-actions/ba1508.html"
source_hash: "b6409e9112223541e14001854f34545a6d8fb0bc1c902e84af608d3eb3aea3bf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nd"]
---

# North Dakota HB 1508 (67S1) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1‑21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting the teaching of critical race theory in public schools; and to provide an effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1078-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1078-03000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1078-02000.pdf)
4. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Kasper** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1078-01005a.pdf)
5. **Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Representative Kasper (Marked Up)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/special-session/documents/21-1078-01005m.pdf)

## Sponsors

- B. Koppelman — primary (person)
- Becker — primary (person)
- D. Ruby — primary (person)
- Kasper — primary (person)
- Meier — primary (person)
- Myrdal — primary (person)
- Rohr — primary (person)
- Wanzek — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-11-08** Introduced, first reading, referred Joint Technical Corrections Committee `introduction`
- **2021-11-09** Committee Hearing 02:00
- **2021-11-11** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 12 4 0 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-11-11** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2021-11-11** Second reading, passed, yeas 76 nays 16 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-11-11** Received from House
- **2021-11-11** Introduced, first reading `introduction`
- **2021-11-11** Engrossment placed on calendar 12 4 0
- **2021-11-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 38 nays 9 `passage, reading-2`
- **2021-11-12** Returned to House
- **2021-11-12** Signed by President
- **2021-11-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-11-12** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-12** Signed by Governor 11/12 `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-22** Filed with Secretary Of State 11/12 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a993f8a6-ea49-4521-bc42-71507bf01ac9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).